Plan B

Easter Fair at Richmond Barracks, Spring Makers Market, Easter Tours at National Museum

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Free events in Dublin this weekend…

Saturday 04 April

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ Saturdays at Buddy’s Farmers Market 08:30-14:30 Unit D, Ballymun Industrial Park, 16 Carton Rd, Dublin 11 https://www.facebook.com/dublinartisanmarket/

+ Airfield Estate Farmers’ Market 09:00-14:30 Airfield Estate, Overend Ave, Dundrum, Dublin 14 https://www.airfield.ie/farmers-market-at-airfield-estate
+ Supernatural Food Market – Food & Farmer’s Market 09:00-15:00 St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St., Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thesupernaturalfoodmarket

+ Woodie’s Carrickmines Children’s Budding Gardeners Event 10:00-11:30 Woodie’s Carrickmines, The Park, Carrickmines, Dublin 18 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1984892160885 (Booking required)

+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 https://www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/

+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 11:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/

+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/

++ Easter Fair at Richmond Barracks – cultural workshops, seasonal crafts and products, food and drink and Family Dance Party 11:00-17:00 Richmond Barracks, off Bulfin Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8 https://www.richmondbarracks.ie/whats-on/easter-fair/
+ Fur, Footprints and Poo – Drop-in – Discovery Zone in the Dead Zoo Lab 11:00-13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/DZL-Drop-ins/Family-Drop-ins-in-the-Dead-Zoo-Lab

+ CANCELLED Easter Eggscapade – Family Event 13:00-17:00 Blackrock Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://facebook.com/dlrevents
+ Woodie’s Sandyford Children’s Budding Gardeners Event 13:30-15:00 Woodie’s Sandyford, Burton Hall Rd, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1984892845934 (Booking required)
+ Dance Performance Group for Ages 13-18 Years 14:00-16:00 North Clondalkin Library, 1 Liscarne Close, Dublin 22 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/new-dance-performance-group-for-ages-13-18-years-tickets-1982670565032 (Booking required)
+ Prehistoric Ireland Tour 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q2-Apr-Jun/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-Kil
+ LGBTQIA+ Tour of Collins Barracks 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q2/April-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks

+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (R)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q2-Apr-Jun/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-Kil
+ LGBTQIA+ Tour of Collins Barracks 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q2/April-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Mixed Music Karaoke Nights 18:00-23:30 Kalabasa Market, 60-61 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1983997125811

+ Live Gypsy Jazz – Gig 19:30-23:00 Mother Reilly’s, 26-32 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin 6 https://www.facebook.com/events/772554088564616

+ Men In The Box (Tribute to Alice In Chains – Layne Staley Anniversary Show) – support from Almera – Gigs 20:00-02:00 Fibber Magees, Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://facebook.com/events/1985749182318877/
+ Santoria – Soul & Funk Band – Gig 22:30 Raheny Inn, 7 Main Street, Raheny, Dublin 5 https://web.facebook.com/events/842873538355293/842873545021959

Sunday 05 April

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ St. Anne’s City Farm – Visit this community farm, run by volunteers 10:00-15:00 St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 https://www.facebook.com/Stannescityfarm/ (R)

+ Meet-up for all Castellers in Ireland – Be part of a Catalan Human Tower 10:00-13:00 Portobello Community Hall, 46 Bloomfield Avenue, Dublin 8 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1986274159480
+ Raja Yoga Meditation – introductory course (Hindi and English) 10:00-11:00 Brahma Kumaris, 11 Clare Street (Basement), Dublin 2 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/raja-yogameditation-introductory-course-hindi-and-english-tickets-1544004903229 (Booking required)

+ Run Talk Run – Phoenix Park Run of Mental Health Peer Support Group for adults 10:50 Phoenix Park Visitor Centre, Phoenix Park, Dublin 8 https://bit.ly/RTRDublin

(Booking required)

+ St. Patrick’s Park Market – Books, gifts and crafts 11:00-17:30 St. Patrick’s Park, next to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/stpatricksparkmarket/

+ Blackrock Market 11:00-17:30 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin https://www.facebook.com/BlackrockMarket/ (R)

++ Spring Makers Market with artisan makers 11:00-16:00 Bolands Square, Bolands Mills, Dublin 4 https://bolandsmills.com/event/spring-makers-market/
+ Easter Rising Commemoration – State Ceremony 11:30 GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/publications/110th-state-commemoration-to-mark-the-anniversary-of-the-1916-rising-easter-sunday-5-april-2026/
+ Sunday Family Drop-in Workshop: Cloud Gazing 11:30-13:30 National Gallery, Merrion Square, Dublin 2 https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on/sunday-family-drop-workshop-cloud-gazing
+ Fade Street Flea Market 12:30-18:00 Market Bar, 14 Fade Street, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/pages/The%20Market%20Bar%20&%20Restaurant/102874844838763/

+ 1913 – 1923: A Decade of Military Conflict – Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q2/April-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Revolutionary Women: Exploring Women’s Roles in Conflict in Ireland – Tour 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q2/April-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Live Music Sunday – Canadian singer-songwriter Nevaeh Dyson 19:00-22:00 Gen Bar in Generator Hostel, Smithfield Square, Smithfield, Dublin 7 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1986157746285

+ Organ Freeman – Weekly Jazz Sundays 18:00-20:30 The Big Romance, 98 Parnell Street, Dublin 1 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/organ-freeman-weekly-jazz-sundays-39.html (R)

+ Jawbone: Acoustic Blues & Folk Commune 20:00 Arthur’s Blues & Jazz Club, 28 Thomas Street, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/events/2884885621692568/2884885678359229 (R)
+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch (R)

And the free events for next week….

Please note: To speed up the creation of the weekday section of the Dublin Event Guide, I am experimenting with a few minor changes. One is that I am not adding the full address of the venue to all events anymore (for now). If you don’t know where the venue is, you will find it by checking the event link.

Monday 06 April

Easter Monday Public Holiday

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

 Symbols of Ireland in the National Museum’s Collection – Tour 14:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q2/April-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ A Taste of the Past! The History of Food and Drink – Tour 15:30 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/2026/Q2/April-Tours-at-Collins-Barracks
+ Hot House Big Band – Gig 21:00 Tolka House, 9A Glasnevin Hill, Glasnevin, Dublin 9 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/the-hot-house-big-band-3.html
+ Barry McCormack and Hugh Buckley – Jazz, Blue Note and American Song – Gig 20:30-22:30 Blind Pig Speakeasy, 18 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/barry-mccormack-and-hugh-buckley-22.html

+ Song Cycle – Singer Songwriter Night – Open Night with special guests – Little Whelan’s 21:00 Whelan’s, 25 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 https://www.whelanslive.com/event/song-cycle/

+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

Tuesday 07 April

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Spring into Storytime: Easter Storytime (Age up to 10) 11:00 Charleville Mall Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/spring-storytime-easter-storytime-2 (Booking required)
+ Crime Fiction Writing Workshop with Andrew Hughes – One Dublin One Book 18:00-19:30 Ballymun Library https://www.dublincityofliterature.ie/whats-on/crime-fiction-writing-workshop (Booking required)
+ Parenting with Confidence: The Process of Coping with your Child’s Neurodivergent Diagnosis 18:30 Coolock Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/parenting-confidence-process-coping-your-childs-neurodivergent-diagnosis (Booking required)
+ Hugh Lane Gallery Presents: Film Maker Jocelyne Saab 18:30-20:30 Sean O’Casey Community Centre, 18-26 Saint Mary’s Road, Dublin 3 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1983071762023 (Booking required)
+ Songs In The Long Room – Acoustic Open Mic Session 20:00-23:00 Hynes Bar, 79 Prussia Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7 https://www.facebook.com/events/472368905228630

+ Darkey Kelly’s Tuesday Singer Songwriter Night 19:00-22:30 Darkey Kelly’s, Harding Hotel, Fishamble Street, Dublin 8 https://www.facebook.com/groups/915434861959818

+ Downtown Blues Dancing – Weekly Drop-in Classes & Social Dancing 20:00-23:00 Mind the Step Cafe, 24 Strand Street Great, Dublin 1 https://www.downtownbluesdublin.com/blues-dancing

+ Ukulele Tuesday – Weekly Ukulele Meetup 20:00 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/UkuleleTuesday/

+ The Comedy Crunch – Comedy 21:00-22:45 Stag’s Head, 1 Dame Court, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/thecomedycrunch

Wednesday 08 April

+ Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Spring into Storytime: Easter Storytime 11:00 Cabra Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/spring-storytime-easter-storytime-0 (Booking required)
+ Children’s Spring Craft Workshop 12:00 Central Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/childrens-spring-craft-workshop (Booking required)
+ The Vikings in Ireland – Tour 14:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q2-Apr-Jun/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-Kil
+ Chester Beatty Museum Tour 15:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/free-public-tours/ (R)

+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 15:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q2-Apr-Jun/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-Kil
+ Chester Beatty: Art of the Horse – Talk – Dublin City Culture Club 16:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873684722 (Booking required)
+ Dissecting Christine Falls – One Dublin One Book 18:00 National Library https://www.dublincityofliterature.ie/whats-on/dissecting-christine-falls (Booking required)
+ Japanese Film Festival Screening: Ripples of Physis (Japanese with English subtitles) 18:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/japanese-film-festival-screening-ripples-of-physis/
+ The Workman’s Club Karaoke 22:30 Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 http://theworkmansclub.com/events/

Dublin Event Guide (for Free Events)

Thursday 09 April

+  Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on 

+ Silk Worm Families Drop-in: Ornamental Hangings 10:30-12:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/silk-worm-families-drop-in-ornamental-hangings/ (Booking required)
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 10:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q2-Apr-Jun/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-Kil
+ Feathered Friends – Drop-in – Discovery Zone in the Dead Zoo Lab 11:00-13:00 National Museum, Collins Barracks, Benburb Street, Dublin 7 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Decorative-Arts-History/Events/DZL-Drop-ins/Family-Drop-ins-in-the-Dead-Zoo-Lab
+ Prehistoric Ireland – Tour 12:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q2-Apr-Jun/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-Kil
+ Lux Film Screening: It was Just an Accident 13:00 Central Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/lux-film-screening-it-was-just-accident
+ Maternity care in the 1950s – One Dublin One Book 13:00 Humanarium at RCSI, 118 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2 https://www.dublincityofliterature.ie/whats-on/maternity-care-in-the-1950s-with-prof-lindsey-earner-byrne (Booking required)
+ Creative Lab for Teens: Native Birds – Drawing & Watercolour Illustration (Age 12-17) 14:00-16:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/creative-lab-for-teens-native-birds-drawing-watercolour-illustration/ (Booking required)
+ Drop-In: Bronze Age Artefact Detective 14:00-16:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q2-Apr-Jun/Drop-In-Bronze-Age-Artefact-Detective
+ Fact and Fantasy: William Blake and Ireland – Lecture 17:00-18:00 Trinity Long Room Hub, TCD Campus, Dublin 2 https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/events-calendar/events/2026/fact-and-fantasy-william-blake-and-ireland.php
+ Director’s Tour of the National Library of Ireland 18:00-19:00 National Library, 7 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/directors-tour-national-library-ireland-11 (Booking required)
+ Dublin’s Stained Glass – North Suburbs and north county Dublin 18:30 Coolock Library https://www.dublincity.ie/events/dublins-stained-glass-north-suburbs-and-north-county-dublin-dr-david-caron (Booking required)
+ John Banville’s Dublin – One Dublin One Book 19:00 St. Stephen’s Church (Pepper Canister Church) https://www.dublincityofliterature.ie/whats-on/john-banvilles-dublin (Booking required)
+ Jazz & Swing with the Tenters Gypsy Jazz Band 20:00-22:00 Walter’s Pub, 68 Georges Street Upper, Dun Laoghaire https://walterspub.ie/music/
+ Bohemian Bar Jam Session 20:30-23:00 Bohemian Bar, 66 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/jam-session/bohemian-bar-jam-session-1.html
+ The Richie Buckley Quartet – Jazz 20:30-23:30 Frank Ryan’s Pub, 5 Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7 https://www.jazzireland.ie/jazz-events/residency/the-richie-buckley-quartet-13.html
+ The Workman’s Club Karaoke 22:30 Workman’s Club, 10 Wellington Quay, Dublin 2 http://theworkmansclub.com/events/

Friday 10 April

+  Variety of Tours and talks at the National Museums in Kildare Street and at Collins Barracks https://www.museum.ie/en-ie/eventcalendar

+ Variety of Public Tours at the National Gallery https://www.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on

+ Silk Worm Families Drop-in: Stamps 10:30-12:30 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/silk-worm-families-drop-in-stamps/ (Booking required)
+ Autism Friendly Fun Day 11:00-14:00 St. Lawrence O’Toole Recreation Centre https://www.dublincity.ie/events/autism-friendly-fun-day
+ Highlights of the National Museum of Ireland – Tour 11:00 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q2-Apr-Jun/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-Kil
+ The Saints and Scholars of Ireland – Tour 12:30 National Museum – Archaeology, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Events/2026/Q2-Apr-Jun/April-Tours-at-the-National-Museum-of-Ireland,-Kil
+ Creative Lab for Teens: Zine Making (Age 12-17) 14:00-16:00 Chester Beatty Museum, Gardens of Dublin Castle, Dame Street, Dublin 2 https://chesterbeatty.ie/whats-on/creative-lab-for-teens-zine-making/ (Booking required)
+ Turks Trad Night 19:00-23:45 Turks Head, Parliament Street, Temple bar, Dublin 2 https://www.facebook.com/events/1136787884561895/

And there is more…

+++ Easter Eggscapade and Easter at Farmleigh House cancelled
Easter Eggscapade in Blackrock Park was meant to one of the biggest Family Easter events this year, but Met Eireann’s Yellow weather warning stopped the fun and the event has been cancelled by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown. https://www.dlrcoco.ie/dlr-events/event/easter-eggscapade-2026
For very different reasons the OPW cancelled the highly popular other family Easter event: Easter at Farmleigh House has been super successful and popular for years, but the upcoming European Presidency influenced the OPW to stop the event.
I am sure our kids will TOTALLY understand that a European Presidency is more important than an Easter celebration!? Or maybe not? I guess it is ALL about priorities! https://farmleigh.ie/events/opw-easter-events/

+++ Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising
110 years ago, the Easter Rising happened in Ireland and the state is celebrating this event every Easter. With Easter being the odd festival that isn’t on a fixed date, the anniversary of the Easter Rising rarely takes place on the real anniversary, which would be 24 April, but always takes place on Easter Sunday.
The ceremony will take place outside the GPO in O’Connell Street on Sunday 05 April from 12:00 and it will be led by President Catherine Connolly, Taoiseach Micheál Martin and the Minister for Defence Helen McEntee.
There will be a Defence Forces brass band and pipe band and representatives of the Army, the Air Corps and the Naval Service will take part in the Ceremony. The final element will be a Air Corps fly past.
Well, that is the plan at the moment! But because there is still some weather warning in place for Sunday, it possible all gets changed or even cancelled.
You are invited to attend the Ceremony, but you will have to be in the public viewing areas outside the GPO by 11:30. Large video screens will also be erected on either side of the GPO to show the Ceremony.
If you want to watch it but not be at the GPO, you can turn your TV on and will see the live broadcast on RTE.
https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-the-taoiseach/publications/110th-state-commemoration-to-mark-the-anniversary-of-the-1916-rising-easter-sunday-5-april-2026/
The official programme is here https://assets.gov.ie/static/documents/b53a62dd/260325_Easter_Sunday_booklet_2026_for_web.pdf

+++ Ideal Home Show – Free Tickets
The Ideal Home Show 2026 takes place from 24-26 April in Simmonscourt at the RDS in Dublin 4. Right now you can still get free tickets via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1975826052912 That free ticket offer will not last long, so book the tickets now!
The Ideal Home Show is for everyone planning a renovation, designing a dream kitchen, exploring retrofit options or looking for fresh interior ideas.

+++ One Dublin One Book: Christine Falls by John Banville
April is the month of “One Dublin One Book”. Dublin City Libraries and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature are selecting one book every year that they suggest everyone should read in April. This year the book is “Christine Falls” by John Banville, a crime fiction book.
Every year there are lots of events in connection with the book and you will find all events at http://www.onedublinonebook.ie/

+++ Dublin City Council Culture Company
Every week, the Dublin City Council Culture Company organises cultural events in venues in Dublin. They are events in addition to the normal events in museums, galleries and other venues. All events are free, but access is by registration only. And these events are POPULAR!! So when I get to checking them out on the Friday before they take place, the most interesting ones are usually already booked out. If you are interested, check them out here https://cultureclubdublin.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows 

+++ LEARN A NEW SKILL WITH ONLINE COURSES
Is there ever a wrong time for learning a new skill or enhancing what you are already interested in? Maybe it is a language or an instrument or some technical skills? Or something completely different? Nearly every subject is there! Check out Udemy via the link below, they have thousands of courses and there is good chance that what you are looking for is available. Nearly all the courses are REALLY affordable!
The lowest price most of the time is EUR 12.99. Sometimes it even goes down further to EUR 9.99 and when that happens (about once or twice a year), I will tell you. But even 12.99 is definitely a good price for what you get! – Check out the website at https://www.getthislink.com/Udemy22 And if you buy through that link, you also help the Dublin Event Guide! :-)

+++ IKEA Crafting / Music / Cooking Workshops
Ikea in Ballymun runs a variety of crafting, music and cooking workshops it is always worh checking out. The workshops are free and usually go for 45 minutes. They are always for children, but the age is often not fixed. There are specific Toddler and baby workshops at times as well. Check them out on https://www.ikea.com/ie/en/stores/events/ikea-ballymun/

+++ Some more events:

Find Library events here https://www.dublincity.ie/events and Trinity College Events here https://www.tcd.ie/news_events/events/?day=18&month=03&year=2024&search=week

+++ Storytelling and Toddler Groups at Dublin City Libraries
The Dublin City Libraries have published a list of Storytelling and Toddler groups for age 0-4 across the Dublin City Libraries. You can find it here https://www.dublincity.ie/library/blog/storytelling-and-toddler-groups-dublin-city-libraries

And this is it for another week! Have a great weekend and good new week.

Take care,

–Joerg (dublineventguide@gmail.com)

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